The 22-year-old insisted he will be at Rodney Parade next season and has stated he has not yet told the Dragons board he will be leaving at the end of the 2013/14 campaign.

“I’ve still got another year at the Dragons so I’m not sure where that speculation has come from,” said Faletau.

“I’m still there next season. I’ve got another year left.

“I’m here at the Six Nations now. It’s one step at a time.”

Faletau has not committed his long-term future to the Dragons and insisted he will weigh up his options over the next few months.

“I’m not sure what my options are,” said Faletau.

“I’m not sure whether I will leave Wales.

“There’s a lot of time between now and the end of my contract.”

“The Welsh boys in France say it is great out there. Everyone is different I guess.

“But I know I owe the Dragons a huge amount.

“They gave me the chance that brought me to Wales.”

The Dragons hopes of stopping Faletau following Dan Lydiate out of the Rodney Parade revolving door will not be helped by dreadful displays like the 60-3 home hammering suffered at the hands of Glasgow last Friday.

“It wasn’t the best was it?” admitted Faletau.

“It wasn’t a great result but I’m sure they are looking to the next game now and moving on.

“I was down there and it just wasn’t a great day at the office.

“It was a strange night. They seemed to running in tries for fun.

“They’ll look onto the next game now.”

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Faletau’s stock has risen in the last few weeks having been one of Wales’ most impressive performers in the opening two Six Nations matches against Ireland and France.

Faletau is the top ball carrier in the tournament, while is the second Welsh top tackler behind Dragons team-mate Andrew Coombs.

But the modest Faletau insisted the best was yet to come.

“There are areas to work on – everywhere and they are just stats,” said Faletau.

“It could be just metre carries or just picking the ball up, – that’s a carry I guess.

“It’s going okay for me, myself and the team.”

Faletau has been the constant in the Welsh back-row with Ospreys duo Ryan Jones and Justin Tipuric replacing the Grand Slam winning pair of Dan Lydiate and Sam Warburton.

“They are great,” added Faletau.

“Tipuric’s been playing well and then you’ve got Ryan who is just a great leader who gets everyone together and they stick together.

“They are all different and have different qualities.

“There’s the right balance their still. Ryan with all his experience can only do the team good.”

Faletau is hoping to pit his wits this weekend against Italian captain Sergio Parisse who is facing a disciplinary hearing today after being sent off for abusing a referee while playing for Stade Francais last Saturday.

“I’m not sure of the case or what he has done or not,” admitted Faletau.

“We are preparing for him playing.

“He’s a great player, physically strong. He carries well and leads well too so he’s great for their team.

“He is regarded as one of the best No8s in the world so it would be great to run up against him.”

“We are expecting a physical battle again and it’ll be tough.

“We need a win to keep ourselves in the championship and we’ll see how it pans out.”

Despite being one of the form No.8s in the tournament and with Ireland back-rower Jamie Heaslip struggling for form, Faletau is playing down his prospects of securing a Lions squad spot for the summer’s tour of Australia.

“Everybody is thinking about the Lions but the Six Nations is our job right now,” said Faletau.